From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 21 07:29:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E059616A403 for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E3B843D45 for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:29:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8L7SmXj073706; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:28:48 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060921022721.02100648@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:28:36 -0500 To: Brett McLain From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <2327212.1158823049143.JavaMail.bjm336@mail.usask.ca> References: <2327212.1158823049143.JavaMail.bjm336@mail.usask.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't find my hard drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:29:10 -0000 I would verify your installation using the utilities from the manufacturer of the second hard disk. You should be able to download a bootable iso with the utility and boot that to verify your drive is properly installed. -Derek At 02:17 AM 9/21/2006, Brett McLain wrote: >Hmm they're both SATA drives set as masters. I tried some more today >and i'm still unable to do it. There seems no way to make it recognize >it. It would SEEM that it doesn't recognize the drive when the cd >begins its setup. I'm not 100% sure on that....although i know for >sure its in the BIOS and working properly and fine. Its already set up >with a partition in fat 32....anyone have some ideas? > >-Brett > >Derek Ragona wrote: > > > >To use the second drive you will probably need to also change a switch >or > >jumper on the drive changing it from a slave drive to a master. At >that > >point the BIOS should show it correctly as a master drive. In most >BIOS > >these days there is a setting for boot device order, you may need to >check > >that the second drive is in that list. > > > > -Derek > > > > > > > > > >At 04:49 PM 9/20/2006, Brett J McLain wrote: > >>Er yeah sorry, I mean BIOS not registry haha. It shows up fine...when >I > >>tried unplugging my main 80gb drive, I tried booting twice to the other > >>drive and it would just sit there after attempting to detect DMI >settings > >>or some such other thing. I found it odd because I expected an >"Operating > >>System Not Found" error. > >> > >>-Brett > >> > >> > >>Derek Ragona wrote: > >>>Does the second drive show up correctly in your BIOS? Or are you using >a > >>>device driver to use the drive with windows? > >>> > >>> -Derek > >>> > >>> > >>>At 03:42 PM 9/20/2006, Brett McLain wrote: > >>>>Hi, i've got a Windows XP pro computer with two drives. Ones a 80gb > >>>>western digital raptor, and the other is a 7200.10 seagate 320gb drive. > >>>> The 320 gb drive has two partitions....one thats 29.5 gb and is in > >>>>fat32 mode (i'm hoping to use it for freebsd) and then the rest is for > >>>>my media. My boot and copy of xp are on the raptor. I'm trying to > >>>>install freebsd 6.1 release but its not seeing my other drive (i don't > >>>>think?) all I can see at the install screen is my raptor drive. I even > >>>>tried unplugging my main raptor drive and installing to the seagate, > >>>>but it says no drives found. It discovers it in the registry and > >>>>stuff....anyone have some ideas? > >>>> > >>>>-Brett McLain > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >>>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>>>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >>>>believed to be clean. > >>>>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > >> > >> > >>-- > >>This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >>believed to be clean. > >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > >> > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. 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